Bridgeport Baseball

Author : Michael J. Bielawa
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738512013
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridgeport Baseball written by Michael J. Bielawa and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridgeport, Connecticut, owns a rich and diverse baseball history. People from varied backgrounds stepped up to the plate in Bridgeport's early years-sons of Irish immigrants, laborers and merchants, Asian and Latino players, and some of the first African Americans to play professional ball. Local baseball truly blossomed with "Orator" Jim O'Rourke, who returned from the big leagues and organized the Connecticut State Baseball League in 1895. Numerous Bridgeport teams evolved, including the Victors, Mechanics, Bolts, Americans, and Bears. Bridgeport Baseball traces the game from the post-Civil War era to today. Baseball beneath the roaring smokestacks of industrial Bridgeport included visits by barnstorming Major League and Negro League teams, future Hall of Famers, and a train wreck that almost killed the St. Louis Cardinals. The smokestacks are silent now, yet the legacy of Bridgeport baseball continues to evolve with the city's first professional club in nearly half a century-the Bridgeport Bluefish. The team, owners, staff, fans, and stadium have all contributed to restoring the living history that is Bridgeport Baseball.

Author : Mike Roer
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786423552
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Orator O'Rourke written by Mike Roer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2006-01-13 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a player, manager, team captain, umpire, owner and league president, Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke (1851-1918) spoke for the players in the emerging game of baseball. O'Rourke's career paralleled the rise of the game from a regional sport with few strategies to the national pastime. Nicknamed "Orator" for his booming voice and his championing of the rights of professional athletes, he was a driving force in making the sport a profession, bringing respectability to the role of professional baseball player. From contemporary sources, O'Rourke's own correspondence, and player files available through the National Baseball Library, a rounded portrait of Jim O'Rourke emerges. Quick to speak his mind, the outfielder played on nine pennant-winning teams, but his playing career was overshadowed by his work in organizing baseball's first union. After his playing days ended, O'Rourke attempted to establish the Connecticut League, becoming the circuit's president, secretary, and treasury. Though the league failed to fully materialize, his Bridgeport Victors did play several games and were one of the few racially integrated teams--a fact emblematic of O'Rourke's efforts to change the national pastime. In those efforts, he attempted to wrest control of the game from the owners and empower the players. A carefully researched account of O'Rourke's life and career, this biography also provides a behind-the-scenes look at the growth of the national pastime from the Civil War through the deadball era.

Author : Mike Roer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baseball in Bridgeport written by Mike Roer and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1894 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Spectator written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Curtis Waldo (Jr.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 890 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Bridgeport and Vicinity written by George Curtis Waldo (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sharon Robinson
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338153706
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America written by Sharon Robinson and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique perspective of a unique insider: his only daughter. Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this warm loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. Jackie Robinson was an outstanding athlete, a devoted family man and a dedicated civil rights activist. The author explores the fascinating circumstances surrounding Jackie Robinson's breakthrough. She also tells the off-the-field story of Robinson's hard-won victories and the inspiring effect he had on his family, his community. . . his country! Includes never-before-published letters by Jackie Robinson, as well as photos from the Robinson family archives.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1160 pages
Book Rating : 4.Y6/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Defender written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 1160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Morris
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786490012
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870 written by Peter Morris and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1871, the popularity of baseball had spread so thoroughly across America that one writer observed, "It is as much our national game as cricket is that of the English." While major league teams and athletes that played after this prophetic statement was made have been exhaustively documented and analyzed, those that led the game during its pioneer phase from 1850 to 1870 have received relatively little attention. In this welcome work, leading historians of early baseball provide profiles of more than fifty clubs and their players, from legendary teams such as the Red Stockings of Cincinnati and the Nationals of Washington to forgotten nines like the Pecatonica (Illinois) Base Ball Club and the Morning Star Club of St. Louis. Engaging narratives bring these long-ago clubs back to life, stimulating more research on this fascinating era and creating a standard reference source for all who study America's national pastime.

Author : Jonathan Weeks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781612963617
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bridgeport Hammer written by Jonathan Weeks and published by . This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1942. The world is at war and the Nazis are actively plotting against the United States. President Roosevelt has issued a "green light letter" to the commissioner of Major League Baseball, encouraging the game to continue despite the conflict overseas. Rookie pitcher Emmett Drexler becomes an overnight sensation in Boston with a quirky blooper pitch labeled "the bumpus" by sportswriters. As the strikeouts pile up, the lowly Boston Wranglers begin a gradual climb out of the National League basement. But Drexler is not who he appears to be and several teammates will be unwittingly drawn into a sinister web of Nazi espionage. In this richly detailed memoir, retired major-leaguer "Chick" Dotson recounts his most eventful season. All characters and situations are firmly rooted in historical fact.

Author : Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Polytechnic written by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: